Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-28
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
CANADA READY FOR WAR
Laughing Openly At Our
Threats.
The MYSTERY OF The TRUNK.
An Arrest Made In New
York.
0'NEIL'S SHARE OF The DOODLE.
Pensions For The Parents
Of Soldiers.
O'NEIL'S SHARE OF THE DOODLE
THE WAR FEELING IN CANADA

THE WAR FEELING I'm CANADA
Growing with Every Bit of War
Talk From the States-A Belief That
the Yankees May Bite OF More Than
They Can Chew
OTTAWA. Jan. 27-Much interest is ex-
cited and in government circles no little rid
icuIe is occasioned here by the bellicose news
from the United States, particularly from
New England, where it is understood there
has been made by the authorities an examin-
alton of the military resources of the several
States. While the idea of war is not enter
tanned here, still the war talk from over the
border has raised similar belligerent feeling
among the military here. OF all the British
colonies Canada is the most warlike, support
ing in proportion to her population the
largest military establishment. The army,
as the volunteer militia is known here, is a
source of great pride to the Canadians of all
classes. The artillery corps are the favor
ties and are as well equipped as any belong
ing to the line. The guns are all of the mod
ern breeoh-loading Armstrong pattern and
far in advance of the average field piece used
in the service of the United States. While
seeming to ignore the war talk from the
States, the War department under the con-
troll of Minister Sir Adolph P. Caron, z. G.
M G., has been taking lively interest in
the matter and for the past week has been
busily engaged through agents in
obtaining all possible information in
regard to the militia service of
all the States. The War department here has
maps of every fertilization in the United
States, all of them equal in every respect to
those possessed In the War department at
Washington. Particularly those upon the
coast and the great lakes have been obtained
and duplicate copies sent to the imperial
minister of war in London so as to prepare
the mother country for any emergency A
careful review of the militia here has been
ordered and everything has been pronounced
to be in irst-class order. The active militia in
possession of arms aud uniforms numbers
&C. 900 trained men who are in the regular
pay of the Dominion. Like the regular
British forces they are divided into infantry,
artillery, (ield and garrison( engineers and
rifles. The field artillery numbers 100 guns.
The garrison artillery on duty IN
Quebec is sustained as reg
ular garrison. Said an official
of the War department.: Opposed to this
trained force, which does not include 1000
regular British troops at Halifax, New Eng
land with her population greater than Canada
cannot muster more than 5000 men. 1t will
take them two weeks to put double that
number in the field or week to receive as
sistance from the larger States. The regular
army only numbers $4,000 men and they
will be needed in defending the seaports
Before the 5000 Yankees could reach the
st. Lawrence it would be guarded
BY so, 900 Canadian troops. These could hold
in check for two weeks any force the Ameri-
cans could bring against them. By that
time British soldiers would be in Halifax,
British ironclads would be off Boston and
New York, British armored gunboats would
be on the great lakes threatening Buffalo,
Detroit. Chicago and Milwaukee with de-
struction. It will take all the troops they
have to build Notifications for their great
| cities. Canada can stand the war. Even If
obiterated she would not suffer circum-
stance to what it would cost the Yankees to
rebuild their seaport cities. We can stand
the war Let them fight if they want to-"